Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
Janette Van Gruisen
Editing, Copyediting, and Localization:
American English and British English.
I‘ve worked in the field of language and communications for thirty years: editing, interpreting, reporting, teaching, translating, writing. I love the work with a passion. It’s where I belong.
My authors and clients are artists, scholars, and writers of fiction and nonfiction. I’ve edited artist statements, book manuscripts, short stories, and theses. I’ve also edited corporate literature. I’m multilingual and travel extensively, and I’m sensitive to the nuances of the English language spoken around the world. Some of my authors and clients are non-native English speakers writing in English. I work in American English and British English and offer translation between the two. (Yes, it’s a Thing. It’s called Localization.)
I was educated in England and The Netherlands, lived in the West Indies for a decade, and I’ve lived in the United States since 1990. I’m a native speaker of English and Dutch and I studied French and German language and literature at university. I have a BA in English, French, and American literature and International Relations.
Language is dynamic and evolving, and I keep my skills fresh and my tools sharp through professional associations and training. I have a Certificate in Copyediting from Emerson College (Boston) Professional Studies Program and I’m a member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) in the UK, The Society for Editing (ACES, formerly American Copy Editors Society), and Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). As an additional service to my clients I’ve maintained a commission as a Notary Public in the State of Rhode Island since 2012.
One of the joys of being an editor is building a relationship with a writer, and it’s why I don’t subcontract work to other editors. From the first consultation to the final draft my client works exclusively with me.
Newport, RI
US
Business phone: 1 401 662 6618
https://janettevandegeest.com/
Years in the field: 30
Years freelancing: 20
Janette Van Gruisen
Editing, Copyediting, and Localization:
American English and British English.
I‘ve worked in the field of language and communications for thirty years: editing, interpreting, reporting, teaching, translating, writing. I love the work with a passion. It’s where I belong.
My authors and clients are artists, scholars, and writers of fiction and nonfiction. I’ve edited artist statements, book manuscripts, short stories, and theses. I’ve also edited corporate literature. I’m multilingual and travel extensively, and I’m sensitive to the nuances of the English language spoken around the world. Some of my authors and clients are non-native English speakers writing in English. I work in American English and British English and offer translation between the two. (Yes, it’s a Thing. It’s called Localization.)
I was educated in England and The Netherlands, lived in the West Indies for a decade, and I’ve lived in the United States since 1990. I’m a native speaker of English and Dutch and I studied French and German language and literature at university. I have a BA in English, French, and American literature and International Relations.
Language is dynamic and evolving, and I keep my skills fresh and my tools sharp through professional associations and training. I have a Certificate in Copyediting from Emerson College (Boston) Professional Studies Program and I’m a member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) in the UK, The Society for Editing (ACES, formerly American Copy Editors Society), and Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). As an additional service to my clients I’ve maintained a commission as a Notary Public in the State of Rhode Island since 2012.
One of the joys of being an editor is building a relationship with a writer, and it’s why I don’t subcontract work to other editors. From the first consultation to the final draft my client works exclusively with me.
